Exhibits Portfolio-1Laurie A. Sedicino, MA

MHPMuseum Curator

~ Creative Exhibits~ Thoughtful Storyline

~ Engaging displays

“…If Rich’s decided to sell green shoes at

Christmastime, everybody else

would sell green shoes at Christmastime,

too…”Civil Rights leader

Julian Bond

GSA Federal Building ~ Rich’s original 1923 storefront windowAtlanta, GA

Robert C. Williams Paper MuseumAtlanta, GA

The Hand-Crafted Book:Dard Hunter’s Legacy

Legacy Museum on MainLaGrange, GA

Area Covered Bridges:Timbers of Grace and Strength

Permanent Exhibit:Legacy Museum on MainLaGrange, GA

Wheels of Change:History of West Georgia

CHALLENGE:

This exhibit was the ultimate learning experience in terms of understanding all the aspects of what goes into exhibit curation and working with an exhibit team from storyline development to installation.

Wheels of ChangeLaGrange, GA

Early Settlers Section

AASLH (American

Association of State and Local

History) 2010 Award of Merit

in recognition of “project excellence.”

Wheels of ChangeLaGrange, GA

Display examples:Artifact, document, photograph

Homelife on the Eve of the Civil War

Close examination of pre-Civil War artifacts disclosed details of the lives and heritage of the region’s earliest settlers in a way that documents and photographs are unable to do.

Legacy Museum on MainLaGrange, GA

HomelifeLaGrange, GA

Recipient of GHS (Georgia Historical Society) Roger J.

Warlick Local History Achievement Award, 2010, in

recognition of an “outstanding exhibit in the field of public

history.”

Celebrating 100 Years of Boy Scouting in West Georgia

Legacy Museum on MainLaGrange, GA

Working with Cotton from ‘Can See to Can’t’

During planting and harvesting,Every possible daylight hourWas spent working in the fields.It was often known as working from“can see to can’t.”

CHALLENGE: To tell the story of West Georgia cotton farming layered between the lines of history books.

Legacy Museum on MainLaGrange, GA

Cotton farmers lived in a fragile balance with nature. They studied variables such as soil, insects, climate and seasons.

With as many nuances in growing a crop as there were farmers in West Georgia, the exhibit revealed many of the tasks that were tied to beliefs in the pages of an almanac, experience, the moon, folklore or the weather. In truth, cotton farming was a “gambler’s trade.”

Can See to Can’tLaGrange, GA

Elegance of Malice: Swords from Talismans to Battle Weapons

The temporary exhibit – a private collection – featured swords as handcrafted, traditional works of art, superior weapons of confrontation and historical objects. The exhibit also revealed the mystique that surrounded the objects, from their methods of manufacture to the civilizations and exploits of those that used these beautiful, but deadly, objects.

Legacy Museum on MainLaGrange, GA

Elegance of MaliceLaGrange, GA

“…The objects, individualized andunique, also became a portal to another dimension of deeper spiritual understanding. We realized the story reached far beyond the object and ultimately saw ourselves not as owners but as guardians of the artifacts: they did not belong to us; we were simply entrusted with their protection for a time. ..”